I really hope that I can love this much! And we've already decided that Gianna will be one of our girls names if we are blessed to have a couple.
In 1961, St. Gianna became pregnant with her fourth child. When a fibroma (benign tumor) developed on her uterus two months into the pregnancy, doctors gave her the choice of abortion, a hysterectomy or surgery to remove the growth. She chose the surgery rather than sacrifice the life of her tiny baby. The surgery was successful, but a difficult pregnancy lay ahead. Before delivering her baby, St. Gianna firmly instructed the doctors to save the life of her child over her own life. A baby girl was born on April 21, 1962, but St. Gianna died a week later due to complications from an infection that developed during delivery.
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St Gianna is definitely one of my favorite saints! She just seems so accessable, being more current and more relatable ;) I've been privledged to "see" two miracles attributed to her - truly a powerful intercessor especially for us wives and mothers!
One of my favorite saints too! She definitely spent time in the trenches with little children and without a husband for protracted periods of time. That had to have been hard and I'm sure it helped to prepare her for the ultimate sacrifice she made for her baby.
Father Altman has been including an extra page on lives of the saints in each bulletin, and featured Gianna Molla today!
Sorry, I pushed the buttons too fast. Anonymous is me.
Mom
PS: I love this new blog and your wonderful music!!!!!!
I just have to leave another comment on how great I think it is to celebrate engagement like you two are! What a wonderful thing to revel in this new relationship and the commitment you are making to each other. What a wonderful thing to raise marriage and family to the pedestal on which it belongs. What a wonderful thing to create a world of your own that is a refuge from the world ... a place of refreshment, of hope, of comfort... a place to build each other up to be the very best you can be ... to contribute all the passion of your soul. A place that teaches you that the more you give, the more you have to give!
Oh, not to worry about the future! You two can weather anything together in love! Oh, I see wonderful things here!
God Bless you both! He loves you ... and I do too!
XOX
Mom
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